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Civil War > Why did people go to war in 1642? > 1640-42 Why did people go to war in 1642? Case study 2: 1640-42 The Civil War broke out in 1642, but there were many years of tension leading up to this event. How does this selection of sources from 1640-42 help us to understand why people went to war? Petition from Report of disputes Document on the citizens of between Charles & the wishes of London, 1640 Parliament Parliament, 1640 Images from Report of Report of the trial of the rebellion in tensions in Earl of Ireland, 1641 the country, Strafford 1642 Pamphlet from Payments to Petition from the Parliament, help Charles I’s confused gentry June 1642 armies, 1642 of Somerset http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/ Page 1 Civil War > Why did people go to war in 1642? > 1640-42 Case study 2: 1640-42 - Source 1 A petition from the citizens of London, September 1640 (John Rushworth, Historical Collections, Vol III, 1639-1640, p.1263. Published in London, 1680-1701) What is this source? This petition was sent to Charles I on 24 September 1640. Petitions were a way for Parliament or the citizens of a town to show that they were unhappy about something. Charles ruled his kingdom without calling Parliament from 1629-40. During this period (called the Personal Rule) he brought in many changes. The citizens of London who sent this petition were unhappy with those changes. What’s the background to this source? During the 1630s Charles tried rule the country without calling Parliament. This led to problems. • Monarchs often ran out of money in the 1600s. When they needed more, they asked Parliament to agree to new taxes. Charles tried to raise money without a Parliament. He used taxes like ‘ship money’. He sold monopolies and patents to merchants, giving them total control of particular trades and stopping other people making a living in these trades. • People could be fined or jailed for not paying Charles’s taxes. Charles also treated opponents of his policies harshly. They could be fined, arrested or tortured. This was often done with no trial at all, or in a special court called the Star Chamber. The Star Chamber usually did what Charles wanted. • Charles also brought in many changes to the church. His religious policies led to a rebellion in Scotland in 1638. Charles tried to crush it, but he was very short of money to pay for the army he needed. • By 1640 he was short of men, ships, money and supplies. He called a Parliament in April 1640 to ask for the money he needed, but he dissolved it again when MPs criticised aspects of his rule. http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/ Page 2 Civil War > Why did people go to war in 1642? > 1640-42 It’s worth knowing that … London was by far the biggest city in the country in the 1600s, just like today. As a result, London paid a lot of taxes, collected in money and in goods. It was a rich and important city. The citizens of London were also more politically active than any other part of the country and radical (wanting big changes). This helps to explain why the city sent several petitions to Charles during this period. London had more Protestant hardliners (Puritans) than other parts of the country. It is not surprising that London took the side of Parliament once war broke out in 1642. Your turn: What can we learn from this source? 1. What were the people of London complaining about? 2. Is it possible to tell from this document which issues caused the greatest concern? 3. Does this source give us any clues about why the kingdom went to war in 1642? http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/ Page 3 Civil War > Why did people go to war in 1642? > 1640-42 Source 1 http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/ Page 4 Civil War > Why did people go to war in 1642? > 1640-42 http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/ Page 5 Civil War > Why did people go to war in 1642? > 1640-42 Case study 2: 1640-42 - Source 2 Report of disputes between Charles and Parliament in early 1640 (Catalogue ref: SP 16/452/33) What is this source? This is an extract from a letter written by the Earl of Northumberland to Viscount Conway in May 1640. The writer was a member of Charles I’s army in the north of England facing the Scots. He was writing a private letter to a member of his family. What’s the background to this source? Charles I managed to rule his kingdom without calling Parliament from 1629- 40. However, by 1640 he was desperate for money. He was facing a rebellion in Scotland and needed to pay more soldiers to fight the rebels. He was forced to call Parliament to try and get MPs to agree to new taxes to raise the money. During the Personal Rule of 1629-40, Charles brought in many measures to raise money without having to ask Parliament. The most unpopular was ‘ship money’, a kind of tax. Charles also forced many towns and villages to provide soldiers, plus equipment for his troops. On top of this, Charles and the Archbishop of Canterbury, William Laud, brought in changes to the Church of England. Many people disliked these changes. It’s worth knowing that … There were two Parliaments in 1640. The Short Parliament only lasted a few weeks in early 1640. Then Charles ended it (as mentioned in this source). By November Charles was forced to call another Parliament, the Long Parliament. Both Parliaments had many complaints about different aspects of Charles’s Personal Rule. On the whole, MPs were united in opposing Charles’s policies. Some were concerned about religion. Others were concerned about taxes. Others were concerned about Charles ignoring the law. However, MPs disagreed about how far they could argue with the king. They were still http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/ Page 6 Civil War > Why did people go to war in 1642? > 1640-42 loyal to Charles as king even though they were unhappy about some of his actions. Your turn: What can we learn from this source? 1. What did Charles offer the MPs? 2. How did they react? 3. What were the main concerns of the MPs? 4. Does this source suggest that relations between Charles and Parliament were good or bad? 5. Does the writer criticise MPs in any way? 6. Does this source give us any clues about why the kingdom went to war in 1642? http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/ Page 7 Civil War > Why did people go to war in 1642? > 1640-42 Source 2 http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/ Page 8 Civil War > Why did people go to war in 1642? > 1640-42 Case study 2: 1640-42 - Source 3 A document setting out the wishes of Parliament, December 1640 (Catalogue ref: SP 16/474/8) What is this source? This source set out clearly what MPs thought the powers of Parliament should be. For example, the first point in the document says that laws made by Parliament also apply to the courts of justice, including the Star Chamber. The Star Chamber was the meeting place in the Palace of Westminster of the King’s councillors. There they could hold court cases separately from the common-law courts. Charles used this court as a means to get his own way in law, especially over church matters, until Parliament finally put a stop to it in 1641. What’s the background to this source? Charles I managed to rule his kingdom without calling Parliament from 1629- 40. During that time he introduced changes to the church. He also raised money through new taxes that were not approved by Parliament. However, by 1640 he needed more money to fight a war against the Scots. He was forced to call a Parliament. In December 1640 most MPs were moderates (not very extreme in their ideas). However, there were some MPs who were bitter critics of Charles and his policies. They were probably the men behind this document. Above all, the aim of these proposals was to make sure that Charles would never again be able to rule as he had done in the period 1629-40. It’s worth knowing that … There were two Parliaments in 1640. The Short Parliament only lasted a few weeks in early 1640. Then Charles ended it. By November Charles was forced to call another Parliament, the Long Parliament. Both Parliaments had many complaints about different aspects of the king’s Personal Rule. The MPs were not completely united in their concerns. Some were concerned about religion. Others were concerned about taxes. Others were worried about Charles ignoring the law. MPs also disagreed about http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/ Page 9 Civil War > Why did people go to war in 1642? > 1640-42 how far they could argue with the king. They were still loyal to Charles, even though they were unhappy about his actions. Your turn: What can we learn from this source? 1. What were the demands of the MPs? 2. Does this source suggest that relations between Charles and Parliament were good or bad? 3. Does this speech seem more or less respectful towards Charles than other sources in this case study? 4. Does this source give us any clues about why the kingdom went to war in 1642? Source 3 http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/ Page 10 Civil War > Why did people go to war in 1642? > 1640-42 Case study 2: 1640-42 - Source 4 Images from the trial of Thomas Wentworth, the Earl of Strafford (4a: John Rushworth, The Trial of Thomas Earl of Strafford.
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